of bed. “I can’t be late for the market,” he said. In 1986, when they opened Le Bernardin in New York...I wrote a rave. The Times followed with highly un-Timesian speed, dropping a four-star benediction."... (9 replies, last updated by Princess Bakesalot March 3, 2006)

Looking for a good place, in SF or on the peninsula, to bring a group of 8-10 after my vegetarian son’s Stanford graduation next month. We lived in the Bay Area 10 years ago, but aren’t up on the current restaurants.... (1 reply, last updated by Scott M May 23, 2008)

Yo Calvin, I think I know what the sandwich is that you mentioned in your book. It is a Fukienese specialty. The bread is called Guang Bing. It is kind of like a bagel in shape only. folklore has it that this is what the Chinese... (0 replies, last updated by Phaedrus June 20, 2003)

Howdy all, I just got the Williams Sonoma Ice Cream book in hopes of having a basic ice cream-making tome. Seeing the green tea ice cream recipe in the table of contents was a plus, too. So I get the book home and go through it... (12 replies, last updated by Naseem September 14, 2003)

Have you tried a book called Hungry? No, really, that’s it’s name. It’s no Jonathan Gold, but it’s written by a bunch of different people and suggestions are pretty much on the mark. It looks like a Zagat... (2 replies, last updated by Katrina November 5, 2000)

, with a green apple grainy mustard with nasturtium. I loved the way the sweetness of the octopus plays off the fattiness of the pig’s head. I’d definitely go back for that again. This (and a beer) was enough food to... (4 replies, last updated by kathryn June 6, 2008)

those books by eliz. schneider are great. greene on greens is a good older book as well. for seasonal cooking and niche ingredients that are becoming more available i like “the organic cook's bible” by jeff cox.... (6 replies, last updated by brucesw December 6, 2007)

it is Green's book. (5 replies, last updated by ricepad November 15, 2004)

My boyfriend and I just had a wonderful meal here. After ordering our fragrant and delicious pot of oolong tea, which came with buttery, green-tea crackers, we enjoyed 2 bowls of made-from-scratch miso soup. We followed that with... (0 replies, last updated by lawgirl1984 June 2, 2009)

the same book, but a plain greens and vinaigrette and some good bread should do it. (6 replies, last updated by Will Owen July 31, 2009)

Anyone know of a good Brazilian BBQ book? I’d like to start playing with their rubs and weird cuts of meat on the grill... (2 replies, last updated by krotchdog June 15, 2009)

i need some ideas for meal served for my book club- reading the kite runner and i’ve been trying to note what they eat but could use some suggestions- have some vegetarians too and they seem to eat alot of meat in the book... (3 replies, last updated by mangorita September 23, 2005)

who may be self centered but mostly generous and happy and people you would want to meet. Boy, not MFKF!I really liked the Julie and Julia book, thought that was very funny in parts. Just finished Gael Greene's... (96 replies, last updated by yumyumyogi February 7, 2007)

Gub-Gub’s Book, by Dr. Doolittle author Hugh Lofting. A charming novelette about a pig who decides to become a chef, written many decades before Ratatouille. Stop That Pickle is an often overlooked classic. Green Eggs and... (63 replies, last updated by Mawrter May 8, 2009)

I had excellent cuisine served to me as hors d’oeuvres at Bouley and Mario Lohninger’s book launch party at the Danube recently. This was the second time in recent times I have sampled the cuisine at the Danube, and... (2 replies, last updated by cabrales October 29, 2003)